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No, that's insulting someone--which we've almost all done here in the forums occasionally. No one's even making Punchy read that, a response to something he wrote. (Except Keb by posting it here.) Bullying is using superior strength or influence to force a person to do what you want. But just because it's intimidating to have strangers insulting you and something you wrote on the internet doesn't mean you have to play the victim card.

Victorian Squid wrote:No, that's insulting someone--which we've almost all done here in the forums occasionally. No one's even making Punchy read that, a response to something he wrote. (Except Keb by posting it here.) Bullying is using superior strength or influence to force a person to do what you want. But just because it's intimidating to have strangers insulting you and something you wrote on the internet doesn't mean you have to play the victim card.

I don't think I'm playing the victim card, but if I am, surely the people insulting me are playing it with much less good reason, I never personally insulted anyone! (in that article)

Punchy wrote:I don't think I'm playing the victim card, but if I am, surely the people insulting me are playing it with much less good reason, I never personally insulted anyone! (in that article)

Oh that was a more general "you" in a discussion of bullying or not bullying, to your credit I haven't seen you cede the superior strength to DCWKA by crying "bullies!" and acting victimized. I think you're being dogpiled on, but not really bullied. You're not 14 years old or emotionally frail, and you know the difference (I hope) between the internet and real life.

Victorian Squid wrote:No, that's insulting someone--which we've almost all done here in the forums occasionally. No one's even making Punchy read that, a response to something he wrote. (Except Keb by posting it here.) Bullying is using superior strength or influence to force a person to do what you want. But just because it's intimidating to have strangers insulting you and something you wrote on the internet doesn't mean you have to play the victim card.

It's arguable but I actually feel like people are doing this to him. Obviously he's not buying into it but its not to say that others wouldn't.

Keb wrote:It's arguable but I actually feel like people are doing this to him. Obviously he's not buying into it but its not to say that others wouldn't.

I dunno, it looks to me like there's no real sustained fury and it's all dying down already. His first OP-ED on it got hundreds of responses and reblogs or whatever. The follow-up "apology" got a pretty well-reasoned response from one of his main detractors (http://therearecertainshadesoflimelight ... erman-lois), and less than a dozen notes.

I think there's really very little left to get worked up about at this point, and I don't see signs of any campaigns of intimidation against him. People are allowed to respond to stuff like TUMBLR and call you shitlord or whatever. It's the internets. Everyone is someone's shitlord.

As someone who has met Punchy several times in real life I'd like to point some shit out.

First of all, Punchy is 100% sexist. I don't think he knows it, but some of the comments he come out with genuinely shocked me when I stayed at his house. While talking about his recent conquests he said something along the lines of(and this is a few years ago, so it won't be exactly right) "The bitches love it when you knock them about a bit during sex, really let's them know who is in control." You wouldn't expect it from someone who seemed so nice, but I think it's a deep rooted problem with him. The way he spoke about some of the female cosplayers was crazy.

Second of all, he may be way way WAY sexist, but he's a really nice person. On the way back from a night out once he stopped to buy a tramp (a female tramp no less) a Subway and gave her quite a considerable amount of money. He's always willing to lend a friend a hand and his room is really clean.

Finally, I don't think there is anything wrong with Punchy's sexism. He comes from a town in England where men are supposed to be rugged and masculine and I think at some way that is where he developed his sexist tendencies. He likes to pay for the dates, hold doors open for ladies and treats them exemplary. I honestly think that he see's women as these dainty innocent creatures that it's his duty to protect (and fuck).

Way, way, WAY back in the day, I was checking out colleges with my mom and uncle. We were all going into one of the college buildings and as I was going in the door, I noticed two people just a little ways off that were ALSO heading into the building. They were too close to just let the door go because then it just shuts in their face and you feel like a douche so I held the door open for them. That was my logic. "Don't be a douche."

Now, the two people happened to be women and they did not appreciate a guy holding a door open for them. "WE CAN OPEN DOORS FOR OURSELVES!" was their response.

And you can't win against that because you're approaching the situation from completely different perspectives. It hasn't changed how I approach that situation. If you're heading in a door and someone is close enough where the door's gonna shut right before they reach it, you hold the door. That just courtesy, male or female.

And as for those two women, screw them. They were dicks. I'd still hold the door for them, though. Their dickery shouldn't alter my actions.

Jubilee wrote:As someone who has met Punchy several times in real life I'd like to point some shit out.

First of all, Punchy is 100% sexist. I don't think he knows it, but some of the comments he come out with genuinely shocked me when I stayed at his house. While talking about his recent conquests he said something along the lines of(and this is a few years ago, so it won't be exactly right) "The bitches love it when you knock them about a bit during sex, really let's them know who is in control." You wouldn't expect it from someone who seemed so nice, but I think it's a deep rooted problem with him. The way he spoke about some of the female cosplayers was crazy.

Second of all, he may be way way WAY sexist, but he's a really nice person. On the way back from a night out once he stopped to buy a tramp (a female tramp no less) a Subway and gave her quite a considerable amount of money. He's always willing to lend a friend a hand and his room is really clean.

Finally, I don't think there is anything wrong with Punchy's sexism. He comes from a town in England where men are supposed to be rugged and masculine and I think at some way that is where he developed his sexist tendencies. He likes to pay for the dates, hold doors open for ladies and treats them exemplary. I honestly think that he see's women as these dainty innocent creatures that it's his duty to protect (and fuck).

Jubilee wrote:As someone who has met Punchy several times in real life I'd like to point some shit out.

First of all, Punchy is 100% sexist. I don't think he knows it, but some of the comments he come out with genuinely shocked me when I stayed at his house. While talking about his recent conquests he said something along the lines of(and this is a few years ago, so it won't be exactly right) "The bitches love it when you knock them about a bit during sex, really let's them know who is in control." You wouldn't expect it from someone who seemed so nice, but I think it's a deep rooted problem with him. The way he spoke about some of the female cosplayers was crazy.

Second of all, he may be way way WAY sexist, but he's a really nice person. On the way back from a night out once he stopped to buy a tramp (a female tramp no less) a Subway and gave her quite a considerable amount of money. He's always willing to lend a friend a hand and his room is really clean.

Finally, I don't think there is anything wrong with Punchy's sexism. He comes from a town in England where men are supposed to be rugged and masculine and I think at some way that is where he developed his sexist tendencies. He likes to pay for the dates, hold doors open for ladies and treats them exemplary. I honestly think that he see's women as these dainty innocent creatures that it's his duty to protect (and fuck).